Huntsman (HUN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines, such as polyetheramines, ethyleneamines, DGA Agent, JEFFCAT catalysts, and E-GRADE specialty amines and carbonates; and maleic anhydrides. The Advanced Materials segment offers epoxy, phenoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-based polymer formulations; and thermoset resins, curing and toughening agents, and carbon nanomaterials. The company provides pre-and post-sales technical service support to customers. Its products are used in a range of applications, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, insulation, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, and refining, as well as serves the elastomers, insulation, footwear, furniture, industrial, oil and gas, liquid natural gas transport, printed circuit boards, consumer, appliances, electrical power transmission and distribution, recreational sports equipment, and medical appliances markets. The company sells its products through a network of distributors and agents. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.75 to $18.39
• 50-Day Range: $17.88 to $23.71
• 52-Week Range: $17.67 to $27.01
• Volume: 3.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.48%
• Price Target: $24.14
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Huntsman Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huntsman scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Huntsman has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huntsman has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 755.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huntsman are expected to grow by 755.56% in the coming year, from $0.09 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huntsman is -26.46, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huntsman is -26.46, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huntsman has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Huntsman has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntsman has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntsman has recently decreased by 25.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Huntsman is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Huntsman does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Huntsman will have a dividend payout ratio of 129.87% in the coming year. This indicates that Huntsman may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.08

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Huntsman has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntsman has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntsman has recently decreased by 25.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Huntsman has a news sentiment score of 0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Huntsman this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for HUN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Huntsman to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huntsman insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $432,705.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.60% of the stock of Huntsman is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.81% of the stock of Huntsman is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HUN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HUN shares performed this year?

Huntsman's stock was trading at $25.13 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HUN shares have decreased by 27.3% and is now trading at $18.26.
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How were Huntsman's earnings last quarter?

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The basic materials company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10. Huntsman's revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Huntsman have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Huntsman: Airstar Corporation, Arabian Amines Company, BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment B.V., Brockhues GmbH & Co. KG, Changshu Rockwood Pigments Co. Ltd., Chemical Blending Holland B.V., Chemical Specialties LLC, and others.

Who are Huntsman's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Huntsman include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (3.85%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.09%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.01%) and State Street Corp (1.91%). Insiders that own company stock include David M Stryker, Curtis E Espeland and Mary C Beckerle.
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How do I buy shares of Huntsman?

Shares of HUN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Huntsman own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Huntsman investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Chemicals & allied products
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HUN
• CUSIP: 44701110
• CIK: 1307954
• Web: www.huntsman.com
• Phone: (281) 719-6000
• Fax: 281-719-6416
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: 1970

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $24.14
• High Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.69)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 202.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $101 million
• Net Margins: -1.99%
• Pretax Margin: -0.28%
• Return on Equity: -0.03%
• Return on Assets: -0.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.45
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.53
• Cash Flow: $1.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.80
• Book Value: $19.96 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,992,000
• Free Float: 163,304,000
• Market Cap: $3.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97